Born on this date in 1939: Alan Ayckbourn, English playwright. 10 quotes from him:
The darker the subject, the more light you must try to shed on the matter. And vice versa.
As a writer one is allowed to have conversations with oneself. What is considered sane in writers is mad for the rest of the human race.
Few women care to be laughed at and men not at all, except for large sums of money.
There are very few people on top of life, and the rest of us don't like them very much.
He really is terribly heavy going. Like running up hill in roller skates.
In the end, you can always convince yourself that a version of the truth is the truth itself.
if sex ever rears its ugly head, close your eyes before you see the rest of it.
Laughter is the greatest response you can get from an audience.
A comedy is just a tragedy interrupted, I once said. Do you finish with the kiss or when she opens her eyes to tell him she loves him and sees blonde hairs on his collar?
Oh, I wish I could draw. I've always wanted to draw. I'd give my right arm to be able to draw.
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